Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8644X

Reed Elsevier PLC

24 November 2014

 

24 November 2014

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV

Transactions in own shares

Reed Elsevier PLC announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 132,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1068.0030p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 133,828,335 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,136,414,187 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 34,381,501 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 76,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €18.8694 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 77,794,944 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 659,130,463 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 19,899,751 shares.

 

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